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When you export contacts from Lusha, the contact’s full name is exported as a single field. Lusha does not split first and last names into separate columns automatically, and there is no option to customise which fields are included in the export. If you need separate first and last name columns, you can split them manually in Excel or Google Sheets after the export. This article explains how.

What Lusha includes in the export

Every export from Lusha includes all available contact fields. The full name appears as a single column - there is no way to separate it before or during the export, regardless of whether contacts have been revealed or saved to a table.

How to split names in Microsoft Excel

1

Open the export in Excel

Export your contacts from Lusha as usual and open the file in Microsoft Excel.
2

Select the full name column

Click the column header containing the full name to select it.
3

Open Text to Columns

Go to Data → Text to Columns.
4

Choose Delimited

Select Delimited and click Next.
5

Set Space as the delimiter

Check the Space box as your delimiter and click Next.
6

Choose the destination and finish

Choose a destination column for the split data and click Finish.
7

Label and review the columns

Label the new columns as needed (e.g. First Name, Last Name) and review the results for any names that didn’t split as expected.
Names with prefixes, suffixes, or multiple words (e.g. “Dr. Jane van Der Berg”) may not split cleanly using a space delimiter. Review those rows manually after splitting.

How to split names in Google Sheets

1

Open the export in Google Sheets

Open your exported file in Google Sheets.
2

Enter the SPLIT formula

In an empty column next to the full name column, enter the formula:
​=SPLIT(A2," ")
Replace A2 with the actual cell reference for your first name entry.
3

Run the formula

Press Enter. The formula splits the name at each space and populates the adjacent columns.
4

Fill down to all rows

Drag the formula down to apply it to all rows.
5

Label and review the columns

Label the resulting columns (e.g. First Name, Last Name) and review the results.
Once you’ve split the name fields, you’re ready to use your contact data however you need.